More than half of the disabled population in India is now literate. What is the exact percentage?

a. 49.3

b. 54.5

c. 55.5

d. 48.3

ANSWER: 54.5

Explanation:

More than half of the total disabled population in India is now literate, according to new numbers released by the Census 2011 show.

Literacy rate among disabled has risen from 49.3 percent in 2001 to 54.5 percent in 2011.

This is considerably lower than the literacy rate of the country which is pegged at 74 percent.

Rural and urban areas saw the rise of 4 percentage points in literacy rate of the disabled.

Among the urban disabled, around 68 percent are literate while the number is at 49 percent for disabled in rural areas.

The difference between literacy rates of males and females is more so in rural areas - 72 percent of disabled males and 61 percent of disabled females in urban areas are literate-marking a difference of 9 percentage points.

In rural areas, the difference stands at 20 percentage points as 58 percent of disabled males and 38 percent of disabled females are literate.